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Academic Study of Prison Guards’ Use of Excessive Force Details Sad State of Civil Rights for Abused Prisoners by Matthew Clarke In a research paper published on October 15, 2024, UCLA law professor Sharon Dolovich examined the state of civil rights law regarding excessive use of force by American prison …
Perkins v. Dorethy, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 19-1085 Official Case# 19-CV-1085-CSB Perkins, Charles #M14294 v. Dorethy, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Defendants: 3/12/19 Date Served Received Status closed 6/25/19 Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Cl L U Pro Se …
Perkins v. Dorethy, IL, Merit Review, Excessive Force, 2019 1:19-cv-01085-CSB # 11 Page 1 of 4 E-FILED Friday, 17 fv'iay, 2019 11 :45:01 AM UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CHARLES PERKINS, Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD ) ) Plain tiff, ) ) ) ) v. 19-CV-1085 STEPHANIE …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Former Guard Who Scalded Florida Prisoner to Death Hired, Fired by Police Department by David Reutter by David Reutter On June 23, 2012, Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) guard Roland Clarke placed Darren Rainey, a prisoner at the Dade Correctional Institution (DCI), into a shower and locked the door. He …
Article • January 3, 2018
Miami Guard Sentenced for Assaulting and Scalding Detainee by A former Miami-Dade jail guard pleaded guilty to assaulting a pretrial detainee.  The incident occurred after an argument between the detainee and guard. Joshua Wiggins, 21, was awaiting trial on cocaine trafficking charges in August 2012 when he got into an …
Article • April 24, 2017
Crowd Control Techniques Subject of West Virginia Jail Abuse Suits by Lawsuits filed in 2015 against the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (WVRJCFA) claim a special response teams used excessive force on routine searches and cell extractions.  The alleged force involves techniques normally used for crowd control. …
Cooper v. Morgan, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DARNELL COOPER, Plaintiff, v. KARYN MORGAN et al., Defendants. DARNELL COOPER, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) .l No. 12-cv-5625 Honorable Judge Edmond E. Chang …
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Filed under: Burning, Damages
$1,000 Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Suit by Matthew Clarke On August 18, 2014, a Texas federal jury awarded a state prisoner $1,000 on his claim of excessive use of force by a prison guard. Enforcement of that judgment, however, would prove difficult. Florencio Hernandez was …
Florida’s Department of Corrections: A Culture of Corruption, Abuse and Deaths by David Reutter Florida, with the nation’s third-largest prison system, has a long and sordid history of abusing, neglecting and even killing its prisoners. Because most state prisons are in insular rural areas, the general public, aside from those …
Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons? by Laura Cepero Florida’s prisons have become notorious for their abuse and neglect of the people in their care. Now, as per an agreement between the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and Disability Rights Florida, the state will be overhauling …
Hunter v. City of Denver, CO, Settlement Agreement, Jail Abuse, 2014 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE is made and entered into this 25th day of July, 2014, by and between Jamal Hunter (the "Releasing Party" or "Hunter") and the City and County of Denver (the "City"), …
Cooper v. Morgan, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2014 Case: 1:12-cv-05625 Document #: 72 Filed: 06/04/14 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:378 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DARNELL COOPER, Plaintiff, v. KARYN MORGAN et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Hunter v. City of Denver, CO, Amended Complaint, Jail Abuse, 2014 Case 1:12-cv-02682-JLK-MJW Document 83 Filed 04/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 40 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action Number: 12-cv-02682-JLK JAMAL HUNTER, Plaintiff, v. The CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, a municipality; …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Excessive Force, Burning
Florida Nurse Accused of Scalding Prisoner with Hot Water by A registered nurse at Florida’s Lake Correctional Institution (LCI) was charged on February 8, 2011 with abuse, aggravated abuse and neglect of an elderly or disabled adult. The charges followed a three-month investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement …
Article • November 15, 2011
$28,000 Settlement Reached in Abuse Case at Youth Facility by A $28,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action claiming 8th Amendment violations at a New York youth facility. Prisoner Corey Devance Lewis was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on February 6, 2001 when he exchanged words with …
Article • April 15, 2011
Purposeful Exposure to Ultraviolet Light Warrants Denial of Qualified Immunity by On March 25, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed in part a summary judgment denial is a 42U.S.C. §1983 suit that alleges Arkansas prison guards maliciously and out of retaliation exposed a prisoner to …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Burning
Heat Ray Device, Rejected by Military, to be Tested on Los Angeles County Jail Prisoners by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim In August 2010, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced plans to deploy a high-tech heat ray device, originally developed by Raytheon Company for use by the U.S. military …
California Prison Settles Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit for $15,000 by On January 28, 2010, California prisoner Garrison S. Johnson, proceeding pro se, signed a settlement agreement to resolve a federal lawsuit he had filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his civil rights by officials with the …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Prisoner Burned During Medical Test. by On April 28, 2006, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $1,000 to a prisoner who received substandard medical care. Arthur Billups went in for medical treatment on December 28 and 29 for a test …
Article • January 15, 2010
Judgment for Guards who Allegedly Sodomized and Burned Prisoner Upheld by On January 27, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment for two guards accused of providing deliberately indifferent medical care and a jury verdict in favor of the guards on …
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